I got the following announcement from SmartLiving St. Lawrence regarding their Bike Week Event, a forum to discuss how people can get involved in local cycling issues. Details of the event are quoted below.

2nd Annual smartliving St. Lawrence Bike Week Forum

Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 7-9pm
SL Recreation Centre - 230 The Esplanade
Admission is free

Do you want to learn more about cycling activities in your community? How about new bike lanes for your daily commute? Interested in setting up a Bicycle User Group or an Urban Mobility Hub?

Join us on Thursday night to learn more about the ways you can get involved in local cycling issues and to have your voice heard. From presentations by community leaders to an interactive Q&A session, the 2nd Annual smartliving St. Lawrence Bike Week Forum is the place to be to find out how to make Toronto a greener, healthier and more cycle-friendly city.

Guest panelists include:

Desmond Cole,
Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (www.torontocat.ca)

Daniel Egan,
Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure, City of Toronto
(http://www.toronto.ca/cycling)

Briana Illingworth,
Moving The Economy (www.movingtheeconomy.ca)

Gil Penalosa,
Walk and Bike for Life (www.walkandbikeforlife.ca)

For more information, call 416.488.3966 or email ben(a)smartliving.ca(replace (a) with @ in email program)

smartliving St. Lawrence is an award-winning program of Eneract and the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association. Together, we are working with local residents, businesses and community organizations to foster a greener environment, a healthier community and a stronger local economy. Find out more at

Ben Marans
Project Coordinator, smartliving St. Lawrence